Shark Week 2017 started with a dud.
One may argue the weeklong tv occasion, which airs yearly on the Discovery Channel, is overrated to start with, though that’s neither right here nor there. The web was particularly hostile Sunday evening, although, when a supposed “race” between Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps and an ideal white shark turned out to be a whole waste of time.
The second of glory for #TeamShark!!! #PhelpsVsShark #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/NWYp1CwiRa
— Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 24, 2017
Clearly, Phelps wasn’t going to simply leap into the water and race a shark. There are too many variables concerned — like, say, Phelps’ security — for that to go off and not using a hitch. However most viewers anticipated a cool visible — a glass barrier separating the 2, or one thing like that — and as an alternative had been left with a timed estimation, with Phelps going up in opposition to a computer-generated shark.
The entire thing was terrible, particularly given the build-up, and the Sharknado-esque “race” drew a complete bunch of unfavourable opinions on social media.
Seems “Michael Phelps races a shark” was actually simply “Michael Phelps swims alone after which compares his time to a shark’s time.”
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) July 24, 2017
smh Michael Phelps is not truly racing a shark. He is simply racing a simulation of a shark. Greatest rip-off of 2017
— Marcus (@M_Frosti) July 24, 2017
When u notice Phelps is not truly racing facet by facet with an ideal white shark… #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/popKv38jba
— Michael Pezzetta (@mpezzetta13) July 24, 2017
When Michael Phelps mentioned he was gonna race a shark that is how I pictured it occurring #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/GiEfJssNhL
— Ryan Homler (@RHomler) July 24, 2017
Me pretending to be pleased with Michael Phelps not racing an actual shark pic.twitter.com/QnCF98NfBB
— Gabi Palamone (@Yo_Gabi_Gabi__) July 24, 2017
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So that you imply to inform me Michael Phelps did not even race an actual shark? It was only a simulation. I am mad. Extra like Shark WEAK! pic.twitter.com/gwIGTe7Y9p
— Frank Costa (@feistyfrank) July 24, 2017
There are folks on twitter who thought Phelps was going to race an precise shark…and are mad he did not… #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/XErEtxRY8B
— Matt Szat (@ItsMattSzat) July 24, 2017
Michael Phelps moderately doesn’t race an actual shark.
Me:#SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/wdAbaRmNLQ
— Ghost Tweeter (@ThatAlgerKid) July 24, 2017
Hey @SharkWeek I did not come right here to observe Phelps race online game sharks and for that purpose… pic.twitter.com/PJPB2A6o9l
— Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) July 24, 2017
The tight rope walker. The man sky diving from house. This phelps/shark factor. They’re all the time lengthy, drawn out trash & we are going to all the time watch
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) July 24, 2017
Oh yeah, by the best way, Phelps misplaced … in case you cared.
Thumbnail picture through Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports activities Photographs
